Overhead vehicle entertainment unit
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1. An overhead vehicle entertainment unit, comprising:
- a housing having an interior compartment;
a visual display mounted from said housing;
a plurality of electronic components mounted in said interior compartment of said housing, said plurality of electronic components being operatively associated with said visual display for reproducing video information thereon; and
venting means for venting said interior compartment.
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Abstract
An overhead vehicle entertainment unit is disclosed. The unit includes a housing for accommodating electronic components such as a control module, an audio module, a video module and an illumination module. A video display, such as an LCD panel, is pivotally attached to the housing. The housing is mountable in an interior of a motor vehicle, and includes at least one vent disposed on a side portion of the housing for allowing airflow to cool electronic components within the housing. A port is provided on a side portion of the housing for allowing a removable media source, such as a DVD, to be selectively inserted into and removed from the entertainment unit.
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24 Claims
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1. An overhead vehicle entertainment unit, comprising:
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a housing having an interior compartment;
a visual display mounted from said housing;
a plurality of electronic components mounted in said interior compartment of said housing, said plurality of electronic components being operatively associated with said visual display for reproducing video information thereon; and
venting means for venting said interior compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An overhead vehicle entertainment unit, comprising:
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a housing having a front end positionable proximal to a front passenger compartment of a vehicle, a rear end positionable proximal to a rear passenger compartment of a vehicle, and a pair of sidewalls extending between said front and rear ends to define an interior compartment within said housing, one of said pair of sidewalls including a portal for receiving a media source;
a visual display mounted from said housing;
a media player mounted in said interior compartment adjacent said portal; and
a plurality of electronic components mounted in said interior compartment of said housing, said plurality of electronic components being operatively associated with said visual display and said media player for reproducing video information on said visual display. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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